How I put Shingles on my Addams Family Mansion Dollhouse

[@WVTarheel]

I'm doing a roof on a piece of wargaming terrain and this was real helpful. Thank you and hello from an adjacent hobby!

[@melvang353]

Luv the colors looking so old! Gave me ideas on making my spooky house. Thanks

[@vintagekastle7145]

This is genius!! I'm so glad I didn't start my shingles yet!! I'm almost to that point! I also have this house as combined with another and additions, I love how you made your own shingles in a different shape to combine with the kit ones, I think that's fabulous! This would really add to a genuine Victorian look. Also I love how you raised the tower, that was amazing! Now of course I want to do that with mine, especially since I'll be adding rooms on the roof as well, and the tower isn't quite tall enough without that extra height. I think your shingle job is awesome, it looks amazing! For the spike trim you could use very small wooden dowels, or fancy plastic pics that you can paint, maybe seach on ebay? Vintage ones are usually decorative. Loved your video ending, lol!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much and I am so glad you found it helpful!! Great idea with the toothpicks and looking into fancy tooth picks. That could save a lot of time if I can find the right ones. 💕

[@debbiejohnston8492]

Awesome! I cannot imagine you tackling such a humongous project while sick. Love the way this house is turning out. My only regret is not being able to see it in person when it's finally shown. Maybe it will be featured in a miniature/dollhouse magazine in the future. :)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Debbie! I do hope that some magazine somewhere will want to show it ;) I will be sure to let everyone know if that happens.

[@oaknwichlanedesigns]

Love the different shingles and the paint job! Roof is just perfect! Funny video Ara! The end was hysterical!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Lol thank you June ;) I like to put a little humor into life even when it's handed me a few lemons for the week 😄

[@jennylawson1980]

Incredible job, especially being under the weather (no pun intended) Your shingle work is impressive 🤓

[@wandabowring4816]

Great job thanks for posting. Do you have a video for how you painted the siding?

[@trixybaby10]

Just bought my first dollhouse today. It’s the Victorian Alison Jr. as well. Your content inspires me. Looking to make it into a spooky house too!! Thank you for all your videos. This will help me tons!

[@bevsartsandcrafts715]

Re watching as this was such an amazing piece of work x

[@darnelleechols8556]

I'm sorry that you are feeling so bad. Get better soon Ara. Best wishes.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you💕

[@mollyjuhlin3710]

This looks great! The spiky fenced in area is called the widows walk I think. I love the cardboard shingles. I wish I had thought of that before I bought real ones for my daughters dollhouse

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Oh thank you Molly! I had no idea the name of it... but that makes a lot of sense and sounds a bit spooky ;) I like it!

[@Intrinsicat509]

So glad I watched this! I have strips of wood with a similar feel to the shingles I have for me Beacon Hill... I shoved them in a drawer thinking the flimsy things were worthless. Now they're going to be the offset shingle design! Didn't occur to be to have two shapes of shingles!! Thank you!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Awesome! Thank you for watching!

[@kimcunningham4880]

Nice job, Ara! Sorry you’re sick. Hope you’re better soon! Love the changes to the tower 😊

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thanks so much Kim! My energy is def starting to come back ;)

[@Thicketworks]

I love the thought and dedication that you put into this task, Ara! Bravo - especially since you weren't feeling well. I hope you're on the mend, my friend. xoxo

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Heather! Yes I am feeling much better now!

[@lindah5910]

Oh boy! First of all, feel much better soon, Ara! Secondly cue Twilight Zone music as shingling my haunted doll house has been on my fun-to-do list this weekend for weeks. Love your shingling! I cut my shingles very randomly out of a stack of those light cardboard sheets that come as stiffeners for new shirts ordered via online (used to be mail order). Thanks so much for posting your videos!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

haha Twilight zone Music indeed.... OR just great minds think a like ;) Happy shingle-ing! Be sure to put on a few good movies or podcasts :)

[@deloresdavis1299]

Looks great! Sorry you are not feeling well. Prayers! I have shingled one roof, and that was with My daughter's assistance. It is a job! That was 18 yrs ago and most of them are still on there.... Good job Ara 👍👍👍👍👍👍 you get better soon!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Sounds like you did it really well then!! Do you remember what glue you used? I decided against what they said to use in the directions🤔 Thanks so much Delores!

[@deloresdavis1299]

Wood glue.... We didn't have directions either. Mine is an old one bought from the Goodwill Store. It was yellow. My two grandchildren ages 4 and 3 help me paint it blue like Bear in the Big Blue House !!! It became a family project for years to come! Still working on it!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Awesome then it sounds like a picked the right glue!!! What a fun family project!!💕

[@vjternes13]

I'm an overgluer too. Overtaper as well( actually had a boss who was constantly nagging about it) I laughed outloud when you said it; I've never heard anyone admit it before. Welcome to the club.P.S. your work is wonderful. Skill and creativity too. Quite lovely.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

haha I have been admitting it for years ;) and I am somewhat proud of it.... mostly because my mini are solid because of it! We should make t-shirts ;) Thank you!

[@Wolfkins1972]

Turned out awesome especially that you switched out the pattern of shingles like they would have Great job with the aging it looks great👍😄

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much!! I am glad you liked the pattern switch as well ;)

[@mrgpro799]

Looks great. As for the corners of the roof, usually the shingles should evenly meet at the corner without any corner shingles to cover the corners up. You can use an L shaped molding strip to cover up the corners where the shingles meet. Overall a great job ! Some spider webs throughout would be nice too.

[@chiefofcst]

Looks fantastic.... great job and video

[@rosemaryreed1226]

My ex husband shingled houses and the car corner pieces you made are perfect, it keeps the roof from leaking between the shingles. Great job

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thanks Rosemary! I have an architecture background and I can't just leave things unwaterproofed... lol they drill that into you!

[@karinpellaers6897]

You did a great job Ara. It’s looking fantastic. You cracked me up at the end. 🤪🤣But I hope your feeling better now.❤️

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Karin! And so glad you enjoyed the video ;) I gotta add a little humor in somewhere lol

[@larryblevins8078]

It looks awesome. The widows walk wroght iron can be made out of strawberry cartons which are plastic

[@Wolfkins1972]

Hope you are feeling better soon 🌸🌷🌻

[@sandraorganizationseeking1685]

Very timely information. You make everything I have been procrastination possible.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

So glad it will be helpful to you!!

[@medievallassie]

For the spiky things at the top of the roof I'm thinking about the little plastic swords that have an olive or fruit wedge on them. They are pretty easy to cut with x-acto and mini-saws...I have a box of 500 that I have used for other things and I think they might work for you.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Those are a great idea!! I have several ideas for the top pieces and right now I am dragging my feet on picking one to go with lol! I will definitely share the process when I figure out what I want to do ;) Thanks for the suggestion!

[@medievallassie]

@@BentleyHouseMinis Here is what I was imagining...just snip off the thin hand guard part and voila! www.amazon.com/Royal-Black-Plastic-Sword-Package/dp/B004YG4DZO/ref=asc_df_B004YG4DZO/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=234628061491&hvpos=1o5&hvnetw=g&hvrand=2422782262642096340&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9013775&hvtargid=pla-387339396361&psc=1

[@954victoria]

Great idea adding different shape shingles and your idea of covering the corners definitely makes it look finished. Your color schemes are great and lends itself to Gothic Victorian architecture. Hope you feel better soon.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you so much Victoria!! I appreciate that so much!

[@Fay029]

Just watching your shingle video again Ara, about to tackle my very first shingled roof, busy cutting up my egg cartons into shingles then I will begin, wish me luck 😊

[@chrissy24-7]

I love it! Stealing the edge of the shingles idea 💡 ;) get well soon! 💕 🌸

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Go for it!!! Thank you ;)

[@melodyfisher1512]

The roof looks FANTASTIC! I actually want to try this, now...I’ve always avoided it! Thank you so much!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

It is quite an undertaking (timewise) but the process is not too bad ;) And I def suggest painting the shingles when they are on the house if you want something other than "wood stain" color. Have fun!!

[@melodyfisher1512]

Uh, maybe I will practice on a little birdhouse! LOL

[@lalagamma4452]

My goodness get well soon dear. The roof looks great, though you should be resting and recuperating. Wuvs ya tons!!! ❤xo💜xo💙xo💛xo💖xo💚

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Aww thanks💕💕 I will def get back to resting now 😉

[@whitelinewidow]

The roof looks good, hope you get to feeling better soon

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you! Feeling better already ;)

[@joyjones8231]

Moss is a great idea, moss really loves old roofs.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Agreed!!😁

[@nittygritty7034]

Looks good!

[@theresaschwartz862]

Wonderful! Get well soon!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Theresa!

[@Guineababies]

This was great to help me. Thank you.

[@paulapeterson-warnock3030]

Love, love it!!!

[@keishajackson4054]

Fantastic!!

[@DulceN]

Perfect for my Willowcrest’s roof. Thanks for sharing.

[@lynnleigha580]

Looks awesome!!

[@DRN]

Zlooks great

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Daniela!

[@emmapirate]

Cocktail sticks for the spiky things?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Good idea! I know there are some fancy ones out there so I need to research! Thanks!

[@marianhoblyn1901]

I've been wondering how I'm going to shingle the roof on my house. Thankyou so much. Feel better soon. 🤧

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Marian! So glad it will be helpful for you. Happy shingle-ing!

[@nomdeplume2213]

I wanna try using cut up tongue depressers... depressors... 🤔 spelling is not my fortè😒 haha

[@carolbryant5992]

Hi I received a Nancy dollhouse as a gift but no instruction how to put on the roof shingles. Someone start it did not finishing it shingles look some what u have cut into lol so do I cut and paste till I finish lol help

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Hi Carol! Sometimes you can purchase dollhouse shingles from places like Hobby Lobby or miniatures.com BUT you would have to look for ones that match the ones already on the house. Your other option is you could remove the existing shingles and start new. Sometimes you can loosen up old glue with a hair dryer. I hope that helps a little bit!

[@karenk5917]

Looks great! I did a bit on my house years and years ago before children and life interfered for about 28 years. 🤣🤣🤣 At that time I was paranoid about warping due to moisture in the glue. I can’t remember what I used! 😫 When I started working at it again, about 6 years ago, I believe I read about using E6000. I created exterior panels for my Victorian using this glue. After many more years of lack of work, I came back to shingles raising. 😢 These are wood strip shingles in half scale because they definitely look more to scale. 🙄 Now I need to repair what I have done and hopefully finish this creation. How are your shingles looking now in April of 2020? Thanks for your input!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Sorry to hear that :( The last thing I would ever want to do is REDO shingles I have already done! So far everything is holding in place and still looks the same as it did the day I finished. However I do keep the house in the A/C in my home... so not sure how it would fair in an attic or outside storage.

[@TimothyRobert93]

This is perfect for my cape cod house. I'm going to be shingling the whole exterior. Wish me luck.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Best of luck! Shingling can take a while but its well worth it in the end!

[@vanessajones9524]

Im going to research for my house from 1916 and get making shingles/ tiles! Thanks for this!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

No problem! Glad it could help :)

[@darnelleechols8556]

Loved how you mixed the wood shingles with cardboard shingles to make up the difference. (I thought you were going to use those tongue depressor things). I also loved how you mixed the shapes. So cool!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Hmmm... that would have been really smart! LOL I didn't even think about tongue depressors but they would have probably worked well too! I will have to keep that in mind next time! Thanks Darnelle!

[@tamarab.7151]

bentley. does your dollhouse family Addams' house have electric light?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

It has battery powered lights

[@tamarab.7151]

@@BentleyHouseMinis good.

[@Anamamma1]

My cousin used how you call it in english... pins for hair bend them wide to a V and kind of puzzle them close then use pins that are full bend to straight and use it a bit under the top and middle. the of top of the V’s he used pearls/beeds but you can make a arrow/spike top esey ❤️ (railing/fence to the tower bottom)

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

Bobby pins maybe?

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

That's a good idea thanks! I have several of those sitting around ;)

[@rominavaras_millastejidos]

Very, very beautiful !!! Increíbles!!!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Romina!

[@angelacraton9938]

The spikey things are called widows walk.

[@emilyjones9787]

Depending on the size of your shingles, you could use specific scissors that are imprinted with a design! (They were quite popular with my elementary school art teacher and I used them like I breathed air-)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

oh I think I know what you are talking about! What a great idea❤ I will keep that in mind for future projects for sure! Thanks!

[@elleb6863]

Awesome!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you!

[@jerrybell4362]

Get well soon, young lady.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you Jerry! I am feeling much better now :)

[@Airwrecka1980]

I have been building dollhouses to order now and I am SO TIRED of putting on wooden shingles. They're hard to get right in the corners. This will work great!!!

[@wandaholency3571]

Have you tried tooth picks 🤔

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

I will be looking into that ;)

[@dianabizet4264]

Perfect

[@lostonwallace1396]

I look forward to the point where you add shutters on the windows. Old shutters just scream haunted victorian house, and the Addams Family house needs those to really sell that effect.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

You are right! I hadn't really considered that but they would add a lot! Noted👍

[@aimmyarrowshigh]

Cut your roof spikies with your Silhouette! Three layers of cardstock glued together and pressed flat become very study and matboard-esque.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Great idea!! I will have to think that through and see what I can come up with ;)

[@shayleysl5276]

Barbara at BB Miniatures shows how she made her railings. You may not want to get into soldering but maybe you can use super glue! This is the link bbminiatures.homestead.com/Howtodoitrailings.html

[@donitaintheredwoods2889]

I didnt enjoy shingling my Alison. Their instructions were awful & it took a long time. But i learned from it.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Very true I did learn a lot. I feel like its just very vague for such a complicated LARGE area of the house. If it goes wrong it will be one of the first things people see! Scary!

[@lynnleigha580]

My husband is a master shingler and he said yep, that's basically how they would do it but it's called capping. (On the edges)

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Sweet! I love when I get it right ;) Thank you!

[@lynnleigha580]

@@BentleyHouseMinis Right?!? Well, I wouldn't have asked or said anything if you wasn't second guessing it and he happened to be right next to me.. Also, I want to say thank you, because you've inspired me to make my grand daughter a dollhouse, not sure how far I'll make it because I have no patience for small things but you make it seem so interesting.

[@lynnleigha580]

And luckily she's only 2 months old, so I have lots of time

[@joannecarroll5504]

WT? "Sorry everyone, I'm too sick to do this week's project. Instead I'll just do this tiny little ENORMOUS other project & wear myself out completely". Go to your room, young lady! LOL

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

hahaha.... yeah. Several times I told myself this was a pretty dumb thing to be working on this week. But my husband was sick too so he couldn't gripe at me ;) Next time I'll have to make a post just so you guys can talk me out of some of my "ideas" haha!

[@MrPhuselton]

when you are sick, any way its done is the right way.

[@nomdeplume2213]

So technically one could order a butt ton of tongue depressors, cut them into shingle size and one could have rounded shingles (the ends) and rectangle shingles (from the middle) right? Hmm, i know what im stealing when i go to the dr next time 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@swearenginlawanda]

Yes, I have shingled many roofs. Hate it more and more each time

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Haha... yeah I am fine not having to do another one for a while..... ;)

[@swearenginlawanda]

Did you look at the Fairfield shingles yet. Fun times ahead.

[@PossumLady8262]

👍👍👌💖

[@7spiritualcompass706]

👍🕉

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

Great job! I always wondered about the roof edges thing too. Your idea worked perfectly, and am sure you've started a new trend. For the roof spikes, it looks like ornamental fencing. Perhaps consider using a mold with a resin? HirstArts.com (I think I spelled it correctly), had some beautiful stuff, but it's been awhile since I've been to the site. Look in the graveyard section. Hope that helps!

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

Try mold #46, gothic graveyard. That may be a little too fancy for what you want. I'm not sure.

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

Also, it is not 1/12 scale. I was thinking you wanted something smaller anyway...

[@heathertaylor-willockx3632]

There is also a beautiful silicon cake decorating mold available on Amazon and Ali Express that I have been looking at (Gothic or Retro Gate) but I don't think that's what you need here.

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

Thank you for all the suggestions Heather! I will make sure to take a look at the website you mentioned. Even if its out of scale it could still help get a basic shape maybe?

[@daviddiehl197]

It's called dog eared.

[@robertine.atelier]

definitly, you are Mrs Glue : Tacky glue, wood glue, elmer glue, school glue ... !!

[@BentleyHouseMinis]

😄😄

[@arasndunyas1330]

267 like bızden basarılar kardes sızınle komsu olduk hediyelerimiz bıraktık zılımızı actık bızede bekleriz

[@michaelholts1598]

You’re always cutting corners